There is nothing to connect these baby
bears to previous Cub teams who have choked. No connection to the
2003, 2007 and 2008 teams. The 1984 team or the 1969 team. These kids
weren't even alive in '84 and truly babies when the Cubs choked in
2003. They were built to go into the post season and defeat the best
of the best like they did in Pittsburgh, (even though we knew they
were better than the Pirates to begin with) and St. Louis. To face
the Metropolitans and not even put up a fight put these baby bears
into the conversation about the curse. These kids weren't cursed.
They know nothing about the goat or hardly any history of this
franchise at all. There was no one to whisper in their ears about
what usually is the eventuality of this franchise. They're in it now.
They've had a taste of losing and losing badly which is something
they didn't have to face this year at all even when they were no hit
by the Phillies. They didn't put their heads down and cry about it
they just turned around and did it to another playoff team the
Dodgers.
They are off on their search for
pitching talent and possibly another center fielder in case Dexter
Fowler doesn't come back. But now having gone through this experience
why should we sit through another possible 98 win season, though I
would say probably another maybe 90 win season, to see if they'll
only choke again. I don't see the fire in them that the Royals had in
getting back to the World Series and winning it. Truly I put all of
this on the manager. He may have had them ready in the previous
rounds against Pittsburgh and ST. Louis but when they were really
supposed to shine the pulled a “Casey at the Bat” and struck out
big time.
I'm not mad that they got swept. I'm
upset still which is why it took me so long to write this. I'm mad
that they didn't show up to play at all. No matter how bad the
pitching was and certainly the only other team who had a hotter
second half were the Mets but this version of the bash brothers
shouldn't have even blinked. Once again I'm not mad they got swept
I'm mad they didn't act like they belonged. They swept the Mets
during the season regardless so this was not a team they hadn't seen.
Even though we took two of three over
several months because of weather against the Royals it was obviously
their time. It didn't matter who the Royals faced they would have won
the series. I am happy for them as I picked them to be the American
League representative against the Cubs and with the Cubs ability to
win on the road and truly built like an American league team it would
have, should have been on hell of a series. Now these boys know what
it is to be a Cub and fail in an epic way. Theo Epsteins teams in
Boston won multiple championships though they had to lose epically
their first real shot at it then barely get past the Yankees, I sure
hope this group of baby bears don't have to go a similar route to win
it all.
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